Globally, reduction of maternal and new born mortality remains a high priority in the Sustainable Development targets as unfinished MDG agenda. In 2013, about 0.3 million women died as result of pregnancy related causes. Sub-Saharan Africa alone contributed more than half of these deaths. Uganda is...
The Total Market Approach 2020/21-2025/26 strategy�elaborates how the multi-sectoral approach, especially�with increased involvement from the private sector, will�play a role in not only addressing fertility concerns�but also increasing access to quality comprehensive�family planning services and in...
Nearly half of households are currently food insecure with either borderline or poor Food Consumption Score, mainly due to the lean season that has seen a decline in food stocks at household level and contributed to food price rises (therefore reducing economic ability to purchase food).
Self-care interventions are among the most promising and exciting new approaches to improve health and well-being, both from a health systems perspective and for people who use these interventions. The World Health Organization (WHO) uses the following working definition of self-care: Self-care is t...
Violence against children takes many sinister forms. In homes, schools, communities and online around the world, it manifests itself in debilitating physical and emotional abuse. In humanitarian emergencies - especially those driven by relentless armed conflicts - violence can result in death, serio...
During week 40, a total of 52,261 cases were reported from 16 conditions of priority. This resulted into 34 deaths due to malaria. Malaria, Typhoid, Measles and Dysentery were the leading causes of morbidity during this epidemiological week. Sadly, 179 babies died within one week of life and 14 moth...
Based on this epidemiology malaria significantly contributes to the burden of disease as well as economic losses. According to the 2001 ��Roll Back Malaria�� (RBM) base line assessment in four districts between 39% and 44% of recorded outpatient visits were due to malaria. It is estimated that betwe...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 107: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern...
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires�� ��certificate�� means a certificate issued under section 18; ��chairperson�� means the chairperson of the council appointed under section 4; ��council�� means the Nurses and Midwives Council established under section 2; ��diploma�� means a diploma...
The purpose of this report is to inform the Ministry of Health and all stakeholders of the stock levels in the country as a tool that enables appropriate logistics decision making . This report highlights stock status, real challenges, bottlenecks but also recommends potential solutions to mitigate...
The document titled Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Kenya offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern A...
Uganda��s population has increased to 34 million people which calls for increase Health Centre IVs (HCIVs), districts, and Regional Referral Hospitals (RRHs). The training programme will take two (2) years, consisting of four (4) semesters with assessments carried out for each semester. This Curricu...
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Policy Guidelines are designed to promote Mental Health and prevent Mental, Neurological and Substance use disorders among children and adolescents. These guidelines are a statement by the Government of Uganda to set a clear direction in development of Mental,...
This form should be completed for all health workers who have been exposed to a patient with Ebola, their body fluids, or�objects contaminated with body fluids. The form aids in the risk assessment for health workers (HW��s) after exposure to�determine the risk categorization of each HW and inform t...
World Health Statistics 2015 has been compiled using publications and databases produced and maintained by WHO technical programmes and regional offices. A number of demographic and socioeconomic statistics have also been derived from data produced and maintained by a range of national and internati...
Reporting rate this week (83.9%) was similar to that in the previous week, 2019W2 (83.6%).There was a 7.2% drop in reported malaria cases (125,427 in W3 vs. 116,330 cases this week).�Adjumani, Nwoya & Moyo Districts reported the highest confirmed incidence rates ��15 cases/1,000 population.�Almost h...
The document titled Outbreak Brief 106: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern...
The document titled Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report, April 2023 offers a comprehensive insight into Surveillance and Disease Intelligence, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern...
This report highlights stock status, real challenges, bottlenecks but also recommends potential solutions to mitigate stock outs and expiries of ARVs & HIV test kits, ACTs, Anti-TB medicines, Reproductive Health items, selected Laboratory commodities,Vaccines and selected medicines for treatment of...
Screening, Holding, Notification at a�Healthcare Facility�during an EVD outbreak presentation is an EVD IPC training material describing how to observe all persons entering the�facility by taking non- contact temperature, and asking relevant questions. The key outcome is to�determine if patient is�...
